Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mitsui Matsushima Co. and affiliate Matsushima Coal Mining Co. and 264 victims of pneumoconiosis and their relatives sign an agreement in a ceremony at a Nagasaki hotel on March 20 to settle their legal battle. The plaintiffs had demanded damages for their sufferings that resulted from labor at the colliery run by the two companies.

Union at Japan's last colliery discusses closure plan

Union at Japan's last colliery discusses closure plan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Labor union members at Taiheiyo Coal Mine Co., which runs Japan's last coal mine, gather in Kushiro in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 9 to discuss a management proposal to close the mine on Jan. 30.

One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

IKESHIMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Coal miners come out of the pit after their last work at Ikeshima mine in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2001. The mine was officially shut down as it could no longer compete with cheaper imports. The closure leaves Taiheiyo coal mine in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as Japan's last colliery.

Dutch war dead families lay wreath

Dutch war dead families lay wreath

Family members of Dutch who died in Japan during World War II lay flowers Wednesday Oct. 14 at a memorial cross honoring 869 Dutch war dead in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan. The cross originally marked the deaths of 53 Dutch prisoners who were brought to Mizumaki to work in the town's coal mine. The firm running the colliery put up the marker before Allied occupation troops arrived to conduct a probe into their deaths.

One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

IKESHIMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Coal miners come out of the pit after their last work at Ikeshima mine in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2001. The mine was officially shut down as it could no longer compete with cheaper imports. The closure leaves Taiheiyo coal mine in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as Japan's last colliery.

Union at Japan's last colliery discusses closure plan

Union at Japan's last colliery discusses closure plan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Labor union members at Taiheiyo Coal Mine Co., which runs Japan's last coal mine, gather in Kushiro in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 9 to discuss a management proposal to close the mine on Jan. 30.

A Run for your Money (1949) Film

A Run for your Money (1949) Film

A Run for your Money (1949) Coal Mine Date: 1949

Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mitsui Matsushima Co. and affiliate Matsushima Coal Mining Co. and 264 victims of pneumoconiosis and their relatives sign an agreement in a ceremony at a Nagasaki hotel on March 20 to settle their legal battle. The plaintiffs had demanded damages for their sufferings that resulted from labor at the colliery run by the two companies. (Kyodo)

Dutch war dead families lay wreath

Dutch war dead families lay wreath

Family members of Dutch who died in Japan during World War II lay flowers Wednesday Oct. 14 at a memorial cross honoring 869 Dutch war dead in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan. The cross originally marked the deaths of 53 Dutch prisoners who were brought to Mizumaki to work in the town's coal mine. The firm running the colliery put up the marker before Allied occupation troops arrived to conduct a probe into their deaths.